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• Retired US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens dies (2019/07/17 19:58)

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  John Paul Stevens, a former associate justice of the US Supreme Court, died yesterday at the age of 99, according to a statement released by the Supreme Court. Stevens died in the evening with his two daughters at his bedside at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The statement ascribed his death to complications from a stroke on Monday.

  Stevens was born in 1920 in Chicago, Illinois and studied law at Northwestern University. He was nominated to the Supreme Court in 1975 by President Gerald Ford. Among the most famous opinions written by Stevens was his dissent in the Court's decision to halt Florida recounts in the 2000 US Presidential election, the decision that cemented George W. Bush's victory over Al Gore. Stevens retired from the court in 2010.

  "On behalf of the Court and retired Justices," wrote Chief Justice John G. Roberts, "I am saddened to report that our colleague Justice John Paul Stevens has passed away. A son of the Midwest heartland and a veteran of World War II, Justice Stevens devoted his long life to public service, including 35 years on the Supreme Court. He brought to our bench an inimitable blend of kindness, humility, wisdom, and independence. His unrelenting commitment to justice has left us a better nation. We extend our deepest condolences to his children Elizabeth and Susan, and to his extended family".

  
  

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• Earthquake injures 25 people in southern Philippines (2019/07/15 21:56)

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  Monday, July 15, 2019 

  At 4:42 local time on Saturday (2024 Friday, UTC), an earthquake struck Surigao del Sur, Philippines, injuring at least 25 people and damaging churches, houses, and other infrastructure, according to Philippine officials.

  Governor Alexander Pimentel told CNN Philippines the towns damaged were primarily Carrascal, Cantilan, Madrid, Carmen, Lanuza, and Cortes.

  According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the epicenter was located roughly nine kilometers (about six miles) east of Carrascal, 73 km (45 miles) north of Tandag City, the capital of Surigao del Sur. Phivolcs reported the earthquake's magnitude was 5.5; United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported 5.8.

  Madrid District Hospital in the town of Madrid, which sustained cracks on concrete walls with some pieces falling to the ground, treated 25 wounded people who evacuated to the hospital, CNN Philippines reported the governor said.

  Earlier this year, northern Philippines suffered a 6.3 magnitude earthquake causing eleven deaths.

  
  

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